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Highlands

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

144 Wildwood Avenue, Braintree, MA 02184 · (781) 380-0190 · Part of Braintree School District

Braintree Town’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
350
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Highlands

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Braintree Town kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Braintree Town kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4HighlandsYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

144 Wildwood Avenue, Braintree

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 164
Grade 267
Grade 373
Grade 483
Enrollment over time
395’20
401’21
409’22
350’23
350’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 24%Hispanic 6%Black 3%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highlands from Braintree Town families.

Other schools in Braintree School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Braintree Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.